Our Faculty

Arnab Chakladar, Associate Professor of English and Former Director of the Asian Studies program A Carleton professor since 2007, Arnab Chakladar teaches courses on contemporary South Asian literature and culture,…

Alfred Montero, Frank B. Kellogg Professor of Political Science After a long, divisive presidential race, escalating tension between students on opposite (or even the same) sides of the political spectrum…

Andrea Mazzariello, Assistant Professor of Music Over the past two years, assistant professor of music Andrea Mazzariello has facilitated artistic collaborations between Carleton students and young people from the greater…

Cherlon Ussery, Associate Professor of Linguistics “The next time you’re in the southern United States, you may hear someone say, ‘I might could go to the store,’ which is a…

Melissa Eblen-Zayas, Professor of Physics Being the face of the Perlman Center for Learning and Teaching has allowed Melissa Eblen-Zayas to think about campus engagement with newfound intentionality. An experimental…

Sarah Meerts, Associate Professor of Neuroscience and Psychology Sarah Meerts created Carleton’s first “Foundations in Neuroscience” course in 2018. The introductory course covers biology and psychology, as expected, but also…

Peter Balaam, Associate Professor of English Peter Balaam is the primary “early Americanist” for Carleton’s English department. His research focuses on the works of Ralph Waldo Emerson, 19th century American…

Matt Whited, Professor of Chemistry For Matt Whited, science is ultimately about asking questions — not always answering them. After all, there’s an entire periodic table to play with, so the opportunities…

Susan Jaret McKinstry, Helen F. Lewis Professor of English “I didn’t fall in love with teaching because of me, I fell in love with teaching because of the students. .…

Xavier Tavera Castro, Assistant Professor of Art In his classes, Xavier Tavera Castro focuses on the story behind the image. His goal is to create photographers who not only take…

Jake Morton, Assistant Professor of Classics In fall 2021, Jake Morton recreated an animal sacrifice to teach modern-day students about everyday life in ancient Greece. “People now think sacrifice means…

Deborah Appleman, Hollis L. Caswell Professor of Educational Studies During a 2007 sabbatical, Education Studies professor Deborah Appleman first volunteered teaching literature and writing classes at a Minnesota prison. She’s…